In the final round, the ‘palancas negra’ will face the Cameroon national team and Guinea-Bissau will face Egyptwhile Essuatini will play in Cape Verde, which, in case of victory, will stamp its passport to the World Cup for the first time.
Angola drew, this Wednesday, against the Essuatini team (2-2), after recovering from a two-goal deficit, while Guinea-Bissau was defeated by Ethiopia (1-0), leaving both with no chance of qualifying for the .
In Lobamba, the ‘zero’ persisted in the first half of the game on the ninth round, with the goals coming after rest and in a short space of six minutes for the Essuatini team.
A double from Justice Figuareido (48 and 54) seemed to be enough to ensure the locals’ triumph, but Jonathan Buatu (69), who represents Gil Vicente, and the substitute used Ary Papel (80), who in Portugal played for Sporting and Moreirense, restored equality, which left the Angolans with no chance of continuing to fight for qualification.
In the final round, the ‘palancas negra’ will face the Cameroon national teamwhile Essuatini will play in Cape Verde, which leads Group D, with 20 points, two more than the ‘indomitable lions’, in second place.
A Libya, who drew 3-3 this Wednesday with the ‘blue sharks’, remains in third placewith 15, followed by Angola, with 11.
World Cup dream ends for Guinea-Bissau
At the same time, but for pool A, Guinea-Bissau lost to Ethiopia by the smallest margin, with Ramkel James scoring the only goal of the match, after the 27th minute.
In this way, the dream of the 2026 World Cup ended for the Guineans, who continue in fourth positionwith 10 points, behind Sierra Leone (third, with 12), Burkina Faso (second, with 15) and Egypt (leader, with 20), all with the ninth round game to play.
The 23rd edition of the Football World Cup will take place from June 11th to July 19th, 2026.
